getting started
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SYNRAD OEM v30 Operator’s Manual Version 2
Connecting
The Connecting section includes subsections:
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Water-cooled connections
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Air-cooled connections
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Electrical connections
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Control connections
Note: If your OEM v30 laser is fan-cooled (an SFG model), then skip ahead to the Electrical connections
section. For air-cooled (SAG) lasers, go to the Air-cooled connections section.
Water-cooled connections
Cooling fitting adaptors
If your integrated laser application uses metric cooling tubing, you should install tubing adaptors to
convert the laser’s WATER IN and WATER OUT fittings from 1/2-inch tubing to 12-mm metric tubing.
These tubing adaptors are available from many tubing and fitting manufacturers.
Guidelines for cutting and installing tubing
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Cut tubing lengths generously to allow for trimming.
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Cut tubing squarely; diagonal cuts may not seal properly. Carefully trim any burrs if the cut is “ragged”.
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Avoid excessive stress on fittings; create gentle bends when routing tubing close to connectors. Exces-
sive stress from sharp bends will compromise the sealing properties of the fitting.
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Never allow the tubing to kink, since kinking severely restricts coolant flow.
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Push tubing completely into the fitting, then pull the tubing to verify that it is locked into place.
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If tubing must be disconnected from a fitting, first push and hold the tubing slightly into the fitting.
Next push the release collet evenly towards the fitting, and then pull the tubing free.
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After disconnecting tubing from a fitting, trim 12.7 mm (0.5”) from its end before reconnecting. Trim-
ming the end of the tubing before reconnecting the fitting provides an undisturbed sealing surface.
Chiller preparation guidelines
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You must provide fittings to adapt the laser’s 1/2-inch O.D. polyethylene cooling tubing to your
chiller’s Inlet and Outlet ports. These fittings can be “quick disconnect” or compression type fittings.
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Because Firestar’s cooling tubing is specified in inch sizes, do not use metric tubing fittings unless you
have installed the appropriate inch-to-metric tubing adaptors. The use of metric fittings on inch size
tubing will lead to coolant leaks or may allow the pressurized tubing to blow-off the fitting.
